DINAN, (Gall.. fortress on the water.
from its situation on the Rance). A town in the Department of Cotes-du-Nord, France, pictur esquely situated on the Rance, 30 miles north west of Rennes. and 14 miles south of Saint Malo (Map: France. E 3). It stands on the summit of a steep hill of granite, with the Ranee flowing through a valley 250 feet below and crossed by a fine stone viaduct 130 feet high and S10 feet long. The town is surrounded by old walls. pierced by four gates, and was formerly defended by a strong media.val castle, still in an excellent state of preservation, and part of which has been converted into a prison. In the older district the streets are crooked. narrow. and steep. many of the buildings being crazy constructions of wood: but in some parts its overhanging houses, and arcades resting on carved granite pillars, present many architectural features attractive to antiquarian and artist. The Cathedral of Saint
Sauveur is a peculiar but beautiful building. the north side being in the Gothic, the south in the Romanesque style. In the north transept an in scription points out where the heart of Bertrand Duameselin is buried. Dinan has an interesting museum. its industries include the manufacture of fine linen, of sailcloth, cotton and woolen goods. beet-root sugar. etc. It has also some barge building yards, and its position near the head of navigation on the Ranee favors a good coasting and inland trade, by which its products are widely distributed. Population, in 1891, 10.444; m 1901, 10.531. Dinan dates from the Roman period: the chip f (vent in its long history was the siege by the English, under the Duke of Lan caster, in 1359.